St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-24
'ity Treasurer's receipt attached for

Report for month of August, showing
total receipts of S71.
Committee on Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Brewster Avenue Paving
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
Aug. 4, 1887, relative to the paving
of Brewster avenue, from University
avenue to Como avenue, with cedar
blocks and curbing with gran
lite, and having investigated the
proposed Improvement. respectfully re-
port that said Improvement is neces-
Sary and proper from University ave
nue. to Viola street, together with the
necessary sewer, water and gas connec-
tons; that the estimated expense
thereof is S6.665, one-half of which need
not be paid into the City Treasury be-
fore the contract is let: that real eS-
tate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the
costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improve
nlent is not asked for by a petition of Il
majority of the owners of the property
to be assessed therefor, but We here
with send plan or profile Of said I'M
provement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire us to make the inn
provement. Yeas 5. nayS0.
K. l.. GoRMAN. President.
W. F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
Sept. 10, 1887.
Adopted. (See Order Board of Public
Works.
Also,
Goodhue Street Sewer
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
June %, 1887, relative to the construction
of a sewer on Goodhue street, from
Duke street to Cliff street, and having
Investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that it is necessary
and proper to construct sewer on
Goodhue street. from Duke street to
Cliff street, and on DOusman street,
from Won Minden street to Seventh
pense thereof is $4,000, one-half of
which need not be paid into the
City Treasury before the contract is
let; that real estate to be assessed there
for can be found benefited to the extent
of the costs and expenses necessary to be
incurred thereby; that said improve
ment is not asked for by a petition of a
majority of the owners of property to
be assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan or profile of said improve
ment. and an order for your adoption,
if you desire us to make the improve
ment. Yeas 3, nays 0.
X. l.. GoRMAN. President.
W. T. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Sept. 10. 1887.
Adopted. (See order Board of Public
Works.
GotZian Street Grading
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
April Z. 1887. relative to the grading
of GotZian street. from Margaret street
SOntherly to ConwayStreet, and having
investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper: that the
estimated expense thereof is s7,69S,
0ne-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is
let; that real estate to be assessed there
for can be found benefited to the extent
of the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improve
ment is not asked for by a petition of a
majority of the owners of property to
be assessed therefor. but we herewith
send plan or profile of said improve
ment. and all order for your adoption if
you desire us 10 make the Improvement.
Yeas 3, nays O.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
w. F. ERWIN. Clerk Board Public Works.
Sept. 10, 1887.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Pub
lie Works.
Also.
Fourth Street Grading
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
June %, 1887, relative to the grading
of Fourth street, from the ST. Paul Il
Duluth railroad to the junction of
Fourth. Commercial and Third streets,
and having investigated the proposed inn
prOyement, respectfully report that it is
necessary and proper to grade Third
street, from Commercial street to Maple
street, together with the necessary re-
tanning walls on said Third street and
Canal street to a partial grade, from
Fourth street to Ames street;
that the estimated expense there
of is s19,935 one-half of which need not
be paid into the City Treasury before
the contract is let; that real estate to
be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement
is not asked for by petition of a ma
jority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith
send a plan or profile of said improve
ment, and an order for your adoption, if
you desire us to make the Improvement.
Yeas 5, nays O.
r. l.. GoRMAN. President.
W f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Sept. 10, 1881.
Committee OH Streets.
Also,
Alley Grading, Finch's Addition
At meeting of the Board of Public
Works held this day, it was voted that
your honorable body be asked to annul
the contract for the grading of the alley
in block of Finch's addition to st.
Paul, which was awarded to James Nc
Donald Sept. 13, 1886, there being no
public necessity for the grading of said
alley at the present time, and the same
being almost unanimously opposed by
the property owners.
r. L. GoRMAN, President.
WE. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Sept. Is, 1887.
Referred to Committee on Streets to
ascertain if said contract has been exc
cuted, and if so, to ascertain if con-
tractor is willing that the same be an
nulled without compensation to him.
Also.
Sherburne Avenue Approaches Con-
tract
The Board reports that it has awarded
2. Durack the contract for constructing
the approaches to Sherburne avenue,
from Robert street, he being the only
bidder therefor and his bid being
deemed reasonable and he reliable and
responsible; amount of bid, S5,765:
bond in the sum of $1,000, with w. III.
Ulmer and William Bickel as sureties.
Also,
Nugent Street Grading Contract